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Everybody experiences reality in a way that's only true for them.
John Darnielle
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John Darnielle
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 16
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I consider myself a lyricist first and foremost, but if you get something else out of what I do, that's fine too. I'm not sitting back here telling people how they have to take my stuff. We just want to play music, and hope that people like it.
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When I was a kid, I was a big science fiction fan, but current horror books were harder to get your hands on.
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There are real teachers out there I don't pretend to have their mantle.
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The reality of having a kid involves day-to-day practicality - not broader philosophical outlooks.
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My work is more important than I am. I'm just some guy.
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I think I read too much Arthur Conan Doyle when I was young, and got this idea that a gentleman should know a lot about one thing and plenty about most everything else.
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Do every stupid thing that makes you feel alive.
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I always worry that I'm a dilettante: I know something about lots of things but don't have exhaustive knowledge of much.
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You should avoid seeing too much of yourself anywhere: in the outside world, in others, in the imagined worlds that give you shelter.
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A novel is a performance you have to plan.
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Every place on earth has a frequency. It's not good or bad, it's just the way it is, and if you can attune yourself to that frequency, then you can find comfort in that.
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It's impossible to be content all the time - you have to learn to be content in places where you're unhappy and owning your emotions, whatever they are.
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The only people who are afraid of file sharing are the people whose albums are so dull presentation-wise that nobody cares about owning the actual finished product, and the people who have so little connection to their listeners that said listeners have no reason to care whether the artists they like are getting reimbursed for their efforts.
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May we all emerge from winter with our strength renewed and any unwanted pieces left under the ice.
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Books are like rocks. You hold one in your hand and look at it in various lights to get a sense of it, and then when you get a good angle, you throw it through a window to see what happens.
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Not everybody relates to pain, but if you can watch other people playacting it, you can absorb some of that vibe. It's like watching horror movies - you want to have the experience, but in a safe environment.
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People will complain that they don't want to wait around for lightning to strike, but why not? If you invest yourself in chance, the potential for disappointment is pretty low.
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I grew up around some people whose parents toured a lot: tough on the marriage, tough on the kids.
John Darnielle
You always feel like your 18-year-old self in some sense. And that's what walking through New York on a June evening feels like - you feel like it's Friday and you're 17 years old.
John Darnielle
My son, who sees me almost every day of his life, will look at me and go, I know that dude! I like that dude! It's incredibly affirming.
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